Oak Lawn fire Lt. Vince Griffin is happy with a recent Illinois Labor Relations Board ruling that says the village must pay $3.2 million in back pay and interest to firefighters. It's the latest legal setback for the village in a nearly six-year legal battle over fire department manning and...

Oak Lawn fire Lt. Vince Griffin is happy with a recent Illinois Labor Relations Board ruling that says the village must pay $3.2 million in back pay and interest to firefighters. It's the latest legal setback for the village in a nearly six-year legal battle over fire department manning and... (Steve Metsch, Daily Southtown)

At the urging of Village Manager Larry Deetjen, Oak Lawn trustees have agreed to appeal a recent ruling by the Illinois Labor Relations Board in favor of Oak Lawn firefighters in an ongoing, some say never-ending, legal battle with the village.

Local sports

No matter how much his team continued to struggle to put the ball in the basket Monday night, Rich South coach Brian Mays was confident until the bitter end that the Stars would find a way to pull out a win in the Class 3A Mother McAuley Supersectional against Bogan.

Lifestyles

With Irish blood running through the veins of early settlers and a majority of residents today -- more than a quarter claim an Irish ancestry -- it's no wonder the City of Oak Forest goes for more than a wee bit o' Irish this time of year.

The New Lenox Chamber of Commerce will host the Community Expo and Home Show from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 at the Lincoln-Way Central High School Field House, 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox. The event is free.

Opinion

Americans are getting more obese and out of shape every day. To help stop this unhealthy trend, at least in the Southland, in stepped the editors of the Daily Southtown with the new format for the paper. Rather than complain about the paper, use the new format to get healthy. First, you...

Congratulations to Subaru. I just love the commercials with the dog families. Oh, how did they ever train those dogs to do that? I'm really enjoying them and my neighbors are too. It's good to see a nice commercial for a change that you can really relate to. I just wanted to say that just for...